Infinite Cosmic Cafeteria Chapter 47: Poison Stacking

Translator: Stellar Novels Editor: Stellar Novels

Seeing the surprise on Setta’s face, Bocchi took the initiative to explain.

“Ma Lu’s psychic ability can enhance his teammates’ powers, but to activate his ability, he needs to sacrifice prey. The Red-Bellied Rattlesnakes I bought at the market were used for this purpose.”

“So, we inherited the power of those Red-Bellied Rattlesnakes?”

Setta quickly checked his body, only relaxing after confirming he hadn’t grown scales or any other strange features.

He looked puzzled, clearly struggling to grasp what had just happened.

Ma Lu didn’t bother explaining further; this kind of thing couldn’t be fully conveyed with words—it would be more straightforward for Setta to experience it firsthand during combat.

After a brief orientation, the group moved on to the main event: hunting.

With the Double Sunflower Hunter Group expanding again, the number of members had now reached five, making it look like a small but properly formed hunter group.

However, Bocchi remained cautious, starting by hunting some small prey nearby to help the team members get used to working together.

Setta was blunt and reckless, not very likable, but undeniably strong. His psychic ability allowed him to create sand golems.

The sand golems he created were as tall as two people. Though slow and clumsy, they were incredibly strong, and most importantly, they didn’t feel pain, making them perfect for drawing fire from the front.

His sister, Senqi, was the complete opposite. She was timid and reserved, always hiding behind her brother, as if the slightest disturbance could scare her.

However, once in battle, she was surprisingly fierce.

Ma Lu had encountered other beast-type psychic ability users before, such as the bald leader of the Treasure Hunter Group, whose Ape Arm enhanced his strength when activated.

Senqi, also a beast-type user, didn’t focus on enhancing attributes like that.

When faced with a group of Two-Headed Jackals, Senqi rolled up her sleeve, revealing her right arm covered in thick, soft armor.

As she chanted a spell, the armor seemed to come alive, rapidly expanding into spikes.

She unleashed dozens of spikes in one breath, and in an instant, all four Two-Headed Jackals were lying in pools of blood.

Ma Lu made a sound of surprise, not only noticing how well Senqi’s ability synergized with 【Headshot】 but also feeling a sense of déjà vu.

“Doesn’t it look a lot like the Short-Eared Link Hedgehog?”

Mai Mai, who was observing from the side, quickly cleared up Ma Lu’s confusion. “Senqi’s beast-type psychic ability comes from the Short-Eared Link Hedgehog. However, her spikes aren’t as powerful as those of a real Short-Eared Link Hedgehog and can only pierce up to 1mm thick steel.

“But the advantage is that they grow quickly; about a hundred spikes grow in three days, and her current limit is three hundred. As her psychic ability improves, both the spike limit and growth rate will increase, making it quite a promising ability.”

In addition to Setta and Senqi, Double Sunflower Hunter Group had welcomed another new member. For this hunt, Bocchi also brought along the Swift Coyote cub.

The Swift Coyote cub had grown quickly; after just two weeks, it was already noticeably larger.

Before heading out, Bocchi put it in a canvas bag and hung it on the back of her motorcycle, releasing it to assist during the hunt.

The Swift Coyote cub was very clever. After just over ten days of training, Bocchi had taught it to execute simple commands like attack, sit, and retreat.

However, since it was still in its juvenile stage, it hadn’t reached its full potential, making it more bark than bite—a frustrating phase of its life as a young wolf.

But Bocchi didn’t expect it to be immediately useful. Her main goal was to let it accumulate hunting experience and continue to grow.

Ma Lu, with some free time on his hands, even shook hands with the little wolf named Little Ash. Unsurprisingly, the cub’s name did not appear in the character list, and it couldn’t receive any of the boosts.

Three hours later, Bocchi felt that the team members were familiar enough with each other, so she decided to set off again, heading deeper into the desert.

This time, she planned to use the baiting method to hunt again, but they needed to go farther from the previous baiting location since the area’s prey had already been hunted last week.

Although new beasts would eventually occupy the territory, it was unlikely they would encounter anything valuable there in the short term.

Now that the hunter group was basically formed, Bocchi was feeling bolder and planned to head toward the border between the Level 2 and Level 3 hunting zones to try their luck.

Thanks to the relentless efforts of the team members, Ma Lu gained another 1 purple blessing, 8 blue blessings, and 19 white blessings.

It was clear that since he activated the Work Plan Book and selected 【Poison in the Water】, poison-related blessings had significantly increased.

This time, the purple blessing he acquired was also poison-related.

【Poison Stacking: Each time a team member’s attack inflicts poison, the poison effect can stack, with a maximum of 99 layers. Upon reaching the limit, a one-time massive damage will be dealt to the target.】

This concept of one-time massive damage wasn’t new to Ma Lu; he had seen it before in 【Corpse Explosion】, which was a gold blessing.

In comparison, 【Poison Stacking】 was only purple, so the activation conditions were much stricter.

Accumulating 99 poison-inflicting attacks was quite challenging, but in a Roguelike system, the usefulness of a blessing depends on how it synergizes with others.

For instance, two blue blessings Ma Lu had previously acquired seemed unclear at first, but when combined with 【Poison Stacking】, they immediately proved their worth.

【Poison Upon Poison: When a team member’s attack inflicts poison on a target, there is a 15% chance to add an additional stack.】

【Slow Acting: When a team member’s attack inflicts poison, there is a 15% chance that the ongoing damage is halved but the duration is doubled.】

These two blessings undoubtedly increased the efficiency of triggering 【Poison Stacking】.

However, what excited Ma Lu the most was another purple blessing he received 37 minutes after baiting began.

【Venom Infusion: When a team member attacks a poisoned target, there is a 33% chance that subsequent attacks will also inflict poison. This effect lasts for 15 seconds.】

This blessing meant that all team members, including Ma Lu, could now join in stacking poison, greatly enhancing the efficiency.

Then, at the 128th minute, Ma Lu’s luck peaked again when he triggered the Heartbeat Lottery’s upgrade effect, obtaining a critical blessing.

【Harmless Handling: The poison effect from team members’ attacks no longer causes continuous damage but instead adds 3 additional poison stacks.】

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